Colour

#7E88AF

#7E88AF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Light slate grey

#7E88AF is a blue with RGB values 126, 136, 175 and HSL 228°, 23%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#7E88AF

RGBrgb(126, 136, 175)

RGB (0–1)0.4941, 0.5333, 0.6863

RGB percentages49.4%, 53.3%, 68.6%

HSLhsl(227.8, 23.4%, 59%)

HSV / HSBhsv(227.8, 28%, 68.6%)

CMYK28%, 22.3%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,292,527

CSS custom property--colour: #7E88AF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25139WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness138.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.03:1

Contrast with white3.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.03:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#898989

Inverted#817750

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7C8BB1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original

Deuteranopia#7988AEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original

Tritanopia#718F95no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.48:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 13.2 Slate grey · ΔE 14.2 Steel blue · ΔE 14.9 Gray · ΔE 22.7 Light steelblue · ΔE 23.2 Dark grey · ΔE 25.4

Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 13.16, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#AFA57E

Analogous#7EA0AF, #8D7EAF

Triadic#AF7E88, #88AF7E

Split complementary#AF8D7E, #A1AF7E

Tetradic#AF7EA0, #AFA57E, #7EAF8C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FCFCFD

Lighter +30%#DCDFEA

Lighter +20%#BDC2D6

Lighter +10%#9DA5C3

Darker −10%#606C9A

Darker −20%#4C567B

Darker −30%#39405B

Darker −40%#252A3C

More saturated +25%#6479C9

Less saturated −25%#979797

Channel breakdown

R126

G136

B175

Red126 (49.4%)

Green136 (53.3%)

Blue175 (68.6%)

Hue227.76°

Saturation (HSL)23.44%

Lightness59.02%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 7E · G 88 · B AF

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